Thread - Definition and Overview

• A thread is a large number of very thin fibers spun together, used in the manufacture of textiles and in sewing. See yarn.
• The blades of a propeller are also called "threads".
• The term "thread" is used in computer science as well, where it is short for "thread of execution". See Thread (computer science).
• A string of consecutive message postings to a newsgroup, mailing list or other forum are also known as a thread.
• In fiction, Thread is an extremely destructive mindless alien spore that appears throughout Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. See Thread (Pern).
• In hardware a thread is used to connect two things together, such as a screw to a piece of wood, two segments of a hose, or a bolt to a nut, also see:
  • Unified Thread Standard (UTS)
  • metrication
  • Joseph Whitworth